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kidney
One of the two bean-shaped organs in the human or animal body that is responsible for filtering the blood and producing urine.
Eine gesunde Lebensweise ist wichtig für die Funktion der Nieren.
A healthy lifestyle is important for kidney function.
to hit hard
An idiom meaning that something puts a very heavy emotional strain on someone, shakes them deeply, or is physically extremely exhausting.
Die Bilder aus dem Kriegsgebiet gehen einem wirklich an die Nieren.
The images from the war zone really hit you hard.
The idiom 'an die Nieren gehen' has a fixed grammatical structure. The thing that burdens someone is the subject, while the affected person is in the dative.
Die schrecklichen Nachrichten sind mir an die Nieren gegangen.
The terrible news really hit me hard.
In the idiom 'an die Nieren gehen', the word 'Nieren' (kidneys) is always used in the plural, even when the literal meaning of the organ is not intended.
Die Kälte im Winter geht mir wirklich an die Nieren.
The cold in winter really gets to me.
In a medical context, 'Niere' is often combined with certain verbs and nouns. You often hear of 'Nierenversagen' (kidney failure), a 'Nierenspende' (kidney donation), or 'Nierensteinen' (kidney stones).
Er leidet an Nierenversagen und braucht eine Dialyse.
He suffers from kidney failure and needs dialysis.
